Speech planning and monitoring in Parkinson's disease: a speech motor control perspective
Completed
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease10028037
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON55196
- Lead Sponsor
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- 40 years or older
- native speaker of Dutch
Only for the PD group:
- diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
Exclusion Criteria
- a score of 2 or higher on part 1.1 (cognitive impairment) or part 1.2
(hallucinations and psychosis) of the MDS-UPDRS
- history of neurological or psychological disorders
- self-reported signs of depression
- self-reported severe swallowing problems
- stuttering or other pre-existing speech problems (not occurring as a result
of Parkinson's disease)
- non-removable metal on, in or close to the head (e.g., piercings, dental
braces, medical devices such as DBS electrodes)
- pacemaker
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The main study parameter is the change in speech patterns (both acoustic and<br /><br>articulatory) before, during and after an auditory feedback perturbation.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary study parameters include the acoustic characteristics of vowel and<br /><br>consonant production; tongue tremor detection; and coordination of<br /><br>articulators. </p><br>